Definition of sanctificationnext
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as in consecration
the act of making something holy through religious ritual the sacred site required another sanctification after it had been defiled by the invaders

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Recent Examples of sanctification After Fuqua does interesting work sowing seeds of folly amid the star’s glorious rise, the movie gives up and turns to total sanctification. — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026 The sanctification of Lee and other Confederate leaders, in turn, pushed the complexities of the surrender and of the Civil War era into the shadows, allowing the myth of Appomattox to flourish for more than a century. — Made By History, Time, 9 Apr. 2025 The result is that liberal analysts prefer the sanctification of allies and the demonization of rivals to objective and informed analysis. — Anatol Lieven, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025 But if her death allows for her sanctification, the film doesn’t quite know how to represent her life. — Alessa Dominguez, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024 This sanctification was a crucial step in including medicine as its own advanced degree program at the first universities that were established around 1200 in Europe. — Meg Leja, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Nov. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sanctification
Noun
  • Its weekly Mass was cut to just two services each year to observe its feast day and consecration anniversary.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Receiving a Nobel Prize is a lesser act of consecration than being burned at the stake.
    — Merve Emre, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The Middle East is an important region for DuPont's water business because countries there rely on advanced purification technologies to provide clean drinking water.
    — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2026
  • The contract highlights the importance of specialized gas treatment and purification systems in making large-scale carbon capture projects technically viable.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Here, light does not issue from the far end of the room, drawing us toward salvation, but is coolly diffused through side walls made of milky Plexiglas.
    — Kristian Vistrup Madsen, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
  • The juxtaposition of these two full-page drawings is often interpreted as indicating the choice between good and evil, salvation and damnation.
    — Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Newport Beach dermatologist Zenovia Gabriel, MD, warned New Beauty against harsh scrubs and abrasive cleansing tools, which strip the barrier and can worsen acne.
    — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Watch whether major drugstores and beauty chains begin reducing shelf space for pore strips, astringent toners and cleansing wipes in 2025 restocks.
    — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026

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“Sanctification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sanctification. Accessed 4 Nov. 2026.

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